TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Levent Çolak
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learning radiation and solar radiation. 2) Learning of the basic equations and performance criteria. 3) Solving thermal and flow problems in collectors. 4) Mathematical modeling of solar systems. 5) Learning the energy storage methods. 6) Learning the economical analyze methods in solar applications.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Fundamental concepts of heat radiation and solar radiation, useful solar radiation, measurement methods and distribution, solar collector systems; Fundamental equations, design and performance criteria, optical and structural properties, effect of environment to the performance, flow and heat analyses in the collector, solar tracking systems and their effect on performance, energy storage and solar load distribution, mathematical modeling of the solar collectors and economical analysis of systems with solar energy. Active and passive systems, hybrid heating with solar energy, cooling and electric production applications, solar batteries.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Fundamental Concepts of Radiation 2nd Week Solar Radiation and Useful Radiation 3rd Week Measurement Methods 4th Week Solar Collector Systems 5th Week Fundamental Equations and Performance Criteria 6th Week Fundamental Equations and Performance Criteria 7th Week Effect of Environment to the Performance 8th Week Heat and Fluid Analyses in the Collector 9th Week Heat and Fluid Analyses in the Collector 10th Week Solar Tracking Systems 11th Week Energy Storage 12th Week Mathematical Modeling of Collectors 13th Week Active and Passive System Analyses 14th Week Economical Analysis
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	GREEN, M.A., Third Generation Photovoltaics: Advanced Solar Energy Conversion, Springer Verlag, 2006 ŞEN, Z., Solar Energy Fundamentals and Modeling Techniques: Atmosphere, Environment, Climate Change and Renewable Energy, Springer Verlag, 2008 SUKHATME, S.P., NAYAK, J.K., Solar Energy: Principles of Thermal Collection and Storage, TATA McGraw-Hill, 2008
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 35 Assignment 6 10 Project 2 10 Attendance 1 5 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 3 3 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 3 42 Preparation for Final exam 1 30 30 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 15 15 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 3 3 Homework 6 10 60 Presentation (including preperation) 2 1 2 Project 2 50 100 Total Workload 297 Total Workload / 30 9,9 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No